Riga vs Sapporo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riga Sapporo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1169
$1268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2907
$3058
🏠 One person rent
$568
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$964
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$392
$436
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1324
$1540
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
61
73
😀 Quality of life
79
87
🏙️ Population
605K
1.96M

The cost of living in Riga is 8% less expensive than in Sapporo. Cities ranked 4672nd and 4398th ($1169 vs $1268) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 31st in Latvia and Japan, respectively. Check Latvia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Riga compared to 1.2 months in Sapporo. Riga ranked 1st best city to live in Latvia vs Sapporo ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 580th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Riga vs Sapporo

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Riga Sapporo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.53
$9.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.97
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$2.99
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.56
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$478
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$334
$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$922
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$598
$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.57%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2784
$2442
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1763
$1776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.5
$53.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.8
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.34
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$8.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.86
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.36
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$3.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$3.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.61
$6.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.12
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.08
$3.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.4
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$56.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$547
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13962
$11313

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363

Cities near Sapporo

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi Ishikari
$1121
15 km or 9.6 mi Ebetsu
$1123
19 km or 12 mi Kitahiroshima
$1119
27 km or 17 mi Eniwa
$1119
32 km or 20 mi Otaru
$1117
36 km or 23 mi Chitose
$1116
37 km or 23 mi Iwamizawa
$1099
50 km or 31 mi Bibai
$1064
52 km or 32 mi Tomakomai
$1119
71 km or 44 mi Takikawa
$1012
75 km or 47 mi Noboribetsu
$1119
77 km or 48 mi Date
$1118
89 km or 55 mi Muroran
$1126
89 km or 55 mi Furano
$1001
93 km or 58 mi Fukagawa
$976
100 km or 62 mi Rumoi
$1013
113 km or 70 mi Asahikawa
$981
115 km or 72 mi Shinhidaka
$1082
141 km or 87 mi Nanae
$1127
149 km or 93 mi Hokuto
$1126
150 km or 93 mi Otofuke
$1020
151 km or 94 mi Obihiro
$1033
152 km or 95 mi Hakodate
$1163
164 km or 102 mi Makubetsu
$1025
169 km or 105 mi Nayoro
$989
197 km or 123 mi Mutsu
$1121
216 km or 134 mi Monbetsu
$993
220 km or 137 mi Kushiro
$1018
221 km or 137 mi Kitami
$996
254 km or 158 mi Aomori
$1160
258 km or 160 mi Abashiri
$1000
261 km or 162 mi Wakkanai
$1021
262 km or 163 mi Goshogawara
$1103
263 km or 164 mi Tsugaru
$1101
265 km or 164 mi Misawa
$1120
273 km or 169 mi Towada
$1122
274 km or 170 mi Oirase
$1125
276 km or 172 mi Kuroishi
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirakawa
$1122
283 km or 176 mi Hirosaki
$1124